Mississippi

Adult Obesity in Mississippi

Mississippi now has the second highest adult obesity rate in the nation, according to The State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America released September 2016. Mississippi's adult obesity rate is currently 35.6 percent, up from 23.7 percent in 2000 and from 15.0 percent in 1990. According to the most recent data, adult obesity rates now exceed 35 percent in four states, 30 percent in 25 states and are above 20 percent in all states. Louisiana has the highest adult obesity rate at 36.2 percent and Colorado has the lowest at 20.2 percent. U.S. adult obesity rates decreased in four states (Minnesota, Montana, New York and Ohio), increased in two (Kansas and Kentucky) and remained stable in the rest, between 2014 and 2015. This marks the first time in the past decade that any states have experienced decreases — aside from a decline in Washington, D.C. in 2010. View data for all states

Rank among states (2015)

Hypertension cases in 2010

Projected cases of hypertension in 2030 at current pace

Historical adult hypertension rates (1990-2015)

Heart Disease

Heart disease cases in 2010

Projected cases of heart disease in 2030

814,504

Arthritis

Arthritis cases in 2010

589,477

Projected cases of arthritis in 2030

487,642

Obesity-Related Cancer

Obesity-related cancer cases in 2010

46,018

Projected cases of cancer in 2030

111,069

Sources: Current diabetes (2015) and hypertension (2015) rates are from The State of Obesity 2016 [PDF]; 2010 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, arthritis and obesity-related cancer numbers and projected cases of obesity-related health problems related are from F as in Fat 2012 [PDF].